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United States Patent | 5,183,238 |
Sorensen | February 2, 1993 |
Carpet stretching apparatus which is particularly effective in stretching long lengths of carpet taut and does not transfer the stretching force away from the stretching head to a remote location. Rather, the stretching force is transferred by a frame to a location near the stretch site, independent of the length of carpet being stretched.
Inventors: | Sorensen; Brad (255 W. 200 North, Vernal, UT 84078) |
Appl. No.: | 638461 |
Filed: | January 4, 1991 |
Current U.S. Class: | 254/209; 254/200; 294/8.6 |
Intern'l Class: | B65H 077/00 |
Field of Search: | 254/200,205,206,207,208,209,210,211,212 |
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